Statement 1: In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople, the important trade route to the East.Statement 2: This gave the Europeans increased benefits in their trade to the East and led to new geographical discoveries.
Both statements are wrong.
Only statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is correct but not complete.
Both statements are correct.
According to the Papal Bull:
Spain was given the right to possess the lands on the east and Portugal on the west of the Pope’s line.
Spain was given the right to possess the lands on the west and Portugal on the east of the Pope’s line.
Spain was given the right to possess the lands on the north and Portugal on the south of the Pope’s line.
Spain was given the right to possess the lands on the south and Portugal on the north of the Pope’s line.
Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope? Choose the most appropriate answer.
Henry the Navigator
Bartholomew Diaz
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Which island was discovered by the navigators of Henry The Navigator?
Madeira and Azores Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Both a&b
Cape of Good Hope
Assertion: Geographical discoveries led to Colonialism and Imperialism.Reasoning: Capitalism had grown in Europe along with the policy of Mercantilism.
Both assertion and reasoning are wrong.
Only assertion is correct.
The statement for reasoning is only correct.
Both assertion and reasoning are correct.
Who discovered Newfoundland?
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Whose travel accounts boosted the enthusiasm of Europeans to find new trade routes to the East?
Marco Polo
Nicolo Polo
Peurto Polo
Who discovered Bahamas thinking it was India, and also the West Indies?
Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Which of these is not an impact of the geographical discoveries of the Renaissance era?
Problem of under-population in Europe was solved.
There was a tremendous improvement in the trade and industry in Europe.
The culture of Europe had spread to Asia, Africa and other parts of the world very rapidly.
This led to Colonialism and Imperialism.
Assertion: The system of slavery was abolished.Reasoning: As there was enough labor for wage in the colonies, there was no more need for slavery.
